Electronic Hacks

KEYSPY Keyboard Data Logger

Not that I am suggesting you use this for illegal purposes… But there is something about the power of a key logger that is cool. “The KEYSPY is a hardware keyboard logger that can record keystrokes from a PS/2 keyboard and send them back to the PC at any later time. It consists only of a PIC16C84 microcontroller, an EEPROM (24C32 up to 24C512) an analog multiplexer 4053 and a

 Home made solar boombox

Here is an environmentally friendly way to listen to music. If you want to crank it, pray for a sunny day 🙂 “A while ago I got a pair of computer speakers for free from Newegg, when I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse for 21 USD. Now, I already had 3 pairs of computer speakers, and since we only have two computers, two pairs were just sitting there taking

Dance Dance Revolution a Mole

Dance Dance Revolution a Mole uses a MPC823 microcontroller to bring it to life. This is a nice creative version of the old carnival Whack a Mole games. “We set out with the goal of creating a Whack-A-Mole game with a twist. Whack-A-mole, for the unfamiliar, is a game in which puppet “moles” pop out of holes in a table-like surface, and the player (usually a child), must “whack” each

Perspex LED Hard Drive Lights

Click on the picture to watch the animation of the lights in action. Xmastree drilled some holes in some Perspex and installed some red and blue LEDs. The LEDs were fitted into some holes that were drilled and connected to the power and hard drive access LED outputs of his computer. The result looks quite unique. “The blue (central) one comes on with the power, and the red is the

Game Boy, LEGO Hack

The XRC is a cool new controller that allows you to use for your Game Boy that is collecting dust. ” The Xport Robot Controller (XRC) turns the Game Boy Advance and standard LEGO components into an advanced robot development system. The XRC combines the features of the Xport plus * 4 closed-loop back-EMF motor controllers * 16 digital sensor inputs * 8 analog sensor inputs * In-system NiCd, NiMH

Simon Says Hack

If you liked the game Simon Says, you will like this hack. “I dont quite recall how this game evolved but the main motivation behind it is to improve cognitive processing and attention by getting the players to focus on a sequence of drum hits and then repeat that sequence. Players can use either dance-dance-revolution mats or a custom built 4-pad bongo style controller. Its being built for www.tulgeywood.us to

Top 5 Old TV Hacks

1. Plasma Globe Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 “The heart of the high-voltage generator is a standard flyback transformer transplanted from an old TV set. The globe is mostly vacuum but has a tiny amount of inert gases namely neon and xenon. When excited by the HF-HV electro-magnetic field, atoms of the gas become ionized and cause various beautiful plasma trails to be produced within the sphere. Touching the